A memorial volume of sacred poetry by the late Sir John Bowring. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the author, by Lady Bowring |
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Parental Providence.
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Parental Providence.
As gentle children fondly press
Around their mother's knee,
So, in my spirit's helplessness,
I fly, my God! to Thee:
And, as a mother's cares protect
Her offspring from alarm,
Do Thou preserve, do Thou direct,
Thy children, Lord! from harm.
Around their mother's knee,
So, in my spirit's helplessness,
I fly, my God! to Thee:
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Her offspring from alarm,
Do Thou preserve, do Thou direct,
Thy children, Lord! from harm.
'Tis sweet beneath Thy love to be
In safe and silent rest,
As sleeps an infant on the knee
Of her who loves it best:
Thy love is wiser, kinder far
Than any earthly tie;
Thou knowest all we want, and are,
And, knowing, wilt supply.
In safe and silent rest,
As sleeps an infant on the knee
Of her who loves it best:
Thy love is wiser, kinder far
Than any earthly tie;
Thou knowest all we want, and are,
And, knowing, wilt supply.
| A memorial volume of sacred poetry | |